said in December that it was seeking public comment on changes to its environmental advertising and labeling regulations, known as the Green Guides. Last revised in 2012, the guides are meant to protect consumers from companies that make false claims about their efforts to protect the environment. Since then, the problem of how to handle plastic waste has intensified. said, was a 2018 policy shift in China, which used to take millions of tons of American plastic waste. They look at the stuff that they bought from the store, they see recycling symbols on it and they put it in the recycling bin.”

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Persons: John Hocevar, “ I’ve, Mr, Hocevar, ” Organizations: Greenpeace, Green Guides, Greenpeace U.S.A Locations: United States, China